CSSA Spring Trip to Jasper on May 21, 22, and 23.

annie66

CSSA will organize a Spring Trip to Jasper from May 21 to 23, 2005.
Activities include sight viewing, canoeing at Jasper Park Lodge, and
1 @# y6 J0 I- S4 _% Qhot
spring at Miette Hot Springs.
0 I7 i; _7 G& D5 LWe will go to Jasper by mini-van rented by CSSA and driven by CSSA
Volunteers.
We'll stay there for two nights. Accommodations are arranged by CSSA.
1 }) f, H( P, [0 }& M7 P& VYou are
- t! P# f% }' Aresponsible for your own meals during this trip. Please refer to the
following
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4 s( N# M, F4 d* N) GDay One
-        Ride to Jasper by mini-van.(7 people per minivan)
* w8 ]7 Q* j3 L0 \-        Canoeing at Jasper Park Lodge.($35 per canoe per hour and $25 per
half
hour)(Each canoe can hold 3 people at most.)
: y' y5 N% ~7 U3 R% G: c-        Hot spring in Jasper for the evening.(Usually hot spring costs about
% ~* w" n) [5 n& W, R$6 per
person. So it's not that expensive. And after knowing how many people
will go,
' t+ s7 N  S+ D7 Z+ F/ _I can work on a group price for us. So sign up for this activity. If
9 G7 |2 g* n0 S5 G+ \you are
not going, you could also have a little visit in Jasper town while
7 x* h! w" \9 U0 Iother
4 _2 u8 [  s/ L7 \/ g) C+ \5 cpeople go to the hot spring.)
: W9 I* h* z6 A7 \/ m# C-        Stays the night in Jasper.

Day Two
-        Sight Viewing in Japer: We'll go Maligne Lake first thing in the
morning .
And we'll do the Malign Boat Cruises.(I'll take us 90 minutes round
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$35 per adult and $17.5 per child(6-12years old)). If you haven't done
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before, I strongly recommend you to do so.
* Z" v4 ^3 C* s/ J+ |/ R-        Stays the night in Jasper and no activities in day 2's evening so
/ J! p! z" c2 c  D; q  Othat you
could visit the town by yourself, or go to the bar and have a drink or
, @' M5 Z5 n: Iso.

Day Three
-        Sight-viewing in Jasper continues.
/ M; L0 V/ g( s1 M" F5 f-        Ride home in the early afternoon since we need to return the rented
van on
time.

; s+ M+ Q$ R8 i* z4 G' xThings to Bring:
3 _  v0 b( ^. o- |4 C! S' z% [/ u5 x. u9 t-        Travel needs.
+ h6 P+ P3 M  l% N' ?- o-        Swim suit if you want to do Hot Spring.
, a2 j& Z: m3 Z" L1 y' R$ ?-       Sun glasses and sun screen to protect your eyes and skin.
4 S" P& M2 @1 Y# n1 o$ X-       Camera. It's beautiful in the mountain in the spring.
6 N. G  C% {1 L. @+ Z* j-       Bring some warm clothes since it's still cool in the mountain
' e) Z/ Y  s% jin the
9 n" P5 J9 h; ?3 y- Slate May. And we also will go to the Columbia Ice Field so warm clothes
. L/ c, u6 p' \0 i3 f$ Yand
2 o% p2 r8 i# ?$ w% s# l: ushoes are definitely needed.
% C: W, z. W3 h  @-       Wear comfort shoes cause we'll do lots of walking and of course
% ]9 U+ L$ Y2 s8 `drving.(But you won't need to worry about the driving).
/ |  Q7 ^$ f9 m/ p-       We won't take care of the food for you, but we'll stop at
places where
8 E; Z' Q  X: @' r( \+ Nthere are food at lunch or dinner hour, so you could have something to
eat.
/ r6 W0 i8 V( c+ |5 qFeel free to bring your own food. (Like instant noodles.) (There is an
  x* @9 ~: ~* t3 M/ V' K. qIGA in
# K$ y" J, ]9 S& a/ g) Z# jJasper, so you could always buy food there if you need.)
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7 [. ^  E% r& i: d( y. e+ a4 z7 ~Cost: $160, this price includes your share of car rentals, gas,
two-night
accommodation in jasper, and national park entrance tickets, and it
excludes
; O8 A2 C5 L4 H# B& athe hot-spring, the canoeing, and the maligne Boat Cruises).
6 z& q  C. Z( i0 vHot Spring ticket was about $6 in total according to last year's price.
Canoeing is $35 per canoe per hour, $25 per half an hour.
Maligne Boat Cruises are $35 per adult and $17.5 per child(6-12 years
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When we come back from the trip, according to the expenses we'll return
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extra money to you. According to the Trip we organized to Banff in last
winter, everyone will have returned money finally. And when we come
, a9 h9 u3 r% ]8 Fback
3 G' u- \/ O! P7 c0 R$ \% heveryone will gets an expense list for this trip.

  l1 `7 x" p7 m, S% o" i  pSign up now for this trip by e-mailing me at this e-mail address. NO
& n, v( j' v% y/ gDROP-IN
% V# N" G3 y( B1 c$ callowed. Or call me at 430-5996 for more information. Some detailed
1 _  `! |) U4 Linformation will only be e-mailed to people who have signed up for his
trip
and paid their money for this trip.

7 q6 I- \% T/ [- w# ]Money will be collected on May 10th from 3pm to 4pm at HUB LRT Station
first
2 T, H6 Z0 M3 q! Z" O  u9 |! `floor by the elevator. And May 15th from 1pm to 2pm at HUB LRT Station
2 s" B( x& [3 M8 Rfirst
floor by the elevator for some late sign-ups. Please bring your member
# s6 h7 [- C8 w- n7 h2 v: U& ccard
  g1 }& s9 q6 h5 f5 Xwith you when you are signing-up. If you want to join CSSA as a member,
you
( f- b1 ]+ O& xcould do so at above time and location.

WE NEED EXPERIENCED VOLUNTEER DRIVERS FOR THIS TRIP. AND THE VOLUNTEERS
WILL
GET A DISCOUNT FOR THIS TRIP. IF YOU ARE INTERESTED IN VOLUNTEERING,
/ ^% y0 p% w+ X) w8 C/ B$ mPLEASE
* ^2 t2 H9 A- x: H! j  {7 ZE-MAIL ME AT THIS E-MAIL ACCOUNT FOR DETAILS. THANKS!

- y- @0 y& n- W- c$ vGathering time and location:
) U4 P7 v% q# G/ s- b' S. w9:00am, Saturday, May 21, 2005, HUB LRT Station first floor by the
elevator
6 T7 M! [( ^' l3 N(like always).

" R. g; S5 \9 {7 _& bEnjoy the Spring!
7 w) p& I' ?& K$ j4 OCSSA

annie66

It's for CSSA members. But you could always join CSSA at any time, even
: F% I$ R$ Y/ L. q% U3 n6 I0 Fwhen you sign up for this trip. The annual membership fee is $5.
, ~9 \* K. ?1 n7 J" _- \$ [: F" R6 cHope you'll join the trip and have some fun.